Tacoma Dome and Mount Rainier, ca. 1982

#OnThisDay in 1983, the Tacoma Dome opened. historylink.org/File/5154

Seattle Totems game at Seattle Center Coliseum, postcard, ca. 1967

#OnThisDay in 1968, the Seattle Totems defeated the Portland Buckaroos in "the wildest hockey game ever perpetrated." historylink.org/File/21148

Belgian Waffle House, Seattle World's Fair, Seattle, 1962

#OnThisDay in 1962, Belgian waffles made their American debut at the Seattle World's Fair. historylink.org/File/10092

Site of Air Force F102 crash following World's Fair opening day ceremonies, Mountlake Terrace, April 21, 1962

#OnThisDay in 1962, an Air Force F102 airplane – part of a squadron performing at opening day ceremonies for the Seattle World's Fair -- crashed into two homes in a Mountlake Terrace neighborhood. historylink.org/File/723

#OnThisDay in 1962, the Century 21 World's Fair opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/5396

Winifred Hines and Rex Allison, ribbon-cutting for Bon Marché opening, Northgate, April 21, 1950

#OnThisDay in 1950, Northgate Shopping Mall in Seattle opened. historylink.org/File/3186

Posting of Japanese Exclusion Order (No. 17, dated April 24, 1942), Seattle, 1942

#OnThisDay in 1942, Japanese Americans were ordered to evacuate Seattle. historylink.org/File/311

First automatic traffic light, Seattle, 1927

#OnThisDay in 1924, Seattle's first automatic traffic light began operating. historylink.org/File/11025

Everett Woman’s Book Club members, gala tea and costume party, Hotel Monte Cristo, Everett, February 22, 1895

#OnThisDay in 1898, the Everett Public Library opened its first location, thanks to efforts of the Everett Woman's Book Club. historylink.org/File/20927

Harvesting Walla Walla sweet onions, June 23, 2003

#OnThisDay in 2007, Walla Walla sweet onions became Washington's official state vegetable. historylink.org/File/8236

Booklet cover, Hands Off Aaron Dixon, 1968

#OnThisDay in 1968, Bobby Seale named Aaron Dixon head of the Black Panther Party Seattle chapter. historylink.org/File/1382

Waterfront and Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle, 1960s

#OnThisDay in 1965, the Graham plan for the Seattle central waterfront development was presented. historylink.org/File/10698

Twist Party display ad, April 20, 1962, The Seattle Times

#OnThisDay in 1962, a twist party was held the day before the Seattle World's Fair opened. historylink.org/File/9255

#OnThisDay in 1959, Lynnwood incorporated. historylink.org/File/8176

Creston Post Office, n.d.

#OnThisDay in 1903, Creston incorporated. www.historylink.org/File/23402

#OnThisDay in 1900, Renton citizens petitioned against the use of Chinese and Japanese laborers. www.historylink.org/File/1658

David Douglas (1799-1834), ca. 1834

#OnThisDay in 1825, David Douglas arrived at Fort Vancouver to begin two years of botanical exploration. historylink.org/File/7298

In 2005, King County was officially renamed in honor of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law Senate Bill 5332. historylink.org/File/7301

Space Needle, 2000

#OnThisDay in 1999, the Space Needle officially became a City of Seattle historic landmark. historylink.org/File/1443

Taste Washington, Seattle, March 12, 2023

#OnThisDay in 1998, the Taste Washington annual wine and food event debuted in Seattle. www.historylink.org/File/22765

State Senator Sid Snyder, 2001

#OnThisDay in 1997, Democratic State Senator Sid Snyder shocked the Legislature by resigning from office to protest GOP tactics. historylink.org/File/9089

Pay Toilet Poster

#OnThisDay in 1977, the Washington House of Representatives voted to restrict pay toilets. historylink.org/File/8514

Civil Rights supporters protesting closed housing ordinances, Westlake Plaza, March 7, 1964

#OnThisDay in 1968, the Seattle City Council approved an open housing ordinance. historylink.org/File/1384

Stokely Carmichael speaking at Garfield High School, Seattle, 1967

#OnThisDay in 1967, Stokely Carmichael spoke to 4,000 people at Seattle's Garfield High School. historylink.org/File/3715

Mrs. Sixten Holmquist christens the Monorail, The Seattle Times, April 20, 1962, p. 3

#OnThisDay in 1962, Seattle's Monorail was christened just two days before the Seattle Century 21 World's Fair opened. historylink.org/File/720

Music Hall Theatre, Seattle, ca. 1939

#OnThisDay in 1929, the Fox (Music Hall) Theatre opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/4012

Workers constructing wood stave pipe, ca. 1900

#OnThisDay in 1899, the City of Seattle awarded the contract for construction of Cedar River Pipeline Number One. historylink.org/File/2166

Snow in April, Meridian Avenue and 80th Street, Seattle, April 18, 2008

#OnThisDay in 2008, Western Washington experienced one of the latest lowland snowfalls on record. historylink.org/File/8637

M.V. Liu Lin Hai loading grain at Terminal 86, Seattle, April 1979

#OnThisDay in 1979, the M.V. Liu Lin Hai, the first ship from the People's Republic of China to visit the US, docked at Pier 91 in Seattle. historylink.org/File/1696

White Center Library, 1961

#OnThisDay in 1961, the White Center Library celebrated a move from a fieldhouse basement to the first home of its own with dedication ceremonies. historylink.org/File/20242